Irish Texts Society Volume 48: Tóruigheacht Dhiarmada agus Ghráinne
Book Details
Published by Irish Texts Society
January 1967
HardbackNumber of pages: 148
The Tóruigheacht, which involves the tragedy of a young girl betrothed to an old man, is one of the best known and best loved tales of the Fionn cycle, which in turn was the most popular of Irish storytelling cycles. One measure of the tale's popularity is the number of 'Beds of Diarmuid and Gráinne' dotted around the Irish countryside. Another is the number of manuscripts of the Tóruigheacht, at least forty-one, ranging in date from 1718 to 1850. The excellent introduction to this volume by its editor Nessa Ní Shéaghdha discusses, among other aspects of the tale, its survival in many folk versions.
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